Final results for Queensland Twinshock Series
Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:53 pm
Thanks Peter Sampson for the report of the final round of the Queensland Twinshock Series.
You certainly are an amazing wordsmith.
I read the whole thing twice before I was sure that it was actually a Yamaha mounted rider who won the series and not a Honda rider. Somehow your report successfully heralded a 4 stroke victory despite the winner riding a very original 1976 TY250.
Congratulations to John Isherwood for putting together three good rides on his TY250C. One can only imagine how well he would have done had he ridden all the rounds.
It hasn't escaped my attention that second place went to a rider also mounted on a bike originating in the halcyon 1970s. Well done Dan Gollagher. I'm impressed. Just think how much easier it would all have been if you had a 2 stroke motor in that lovely TL.
From third place on comes a string of "modern" twinshock bikes like Honda TLRs and the SWM of Rob Wager.
Here comes the rant
Being old enough to have ridden the lovely 1970s bikes when they were the latest thing and then missing out on the era of Fantics, Italjets, SWMs and TLRs, I have quite a soft spot for the earlier twinshocks and see nothing but a distinct lack of style when I look at the 1980s trials bikes. But rather than just drone on forever about it, I've decided to do something positive.
I've been resurrecting a very used 1968 M49 Bultaco Sherpa T for about 8 months now. First I made it rideable so I had some idea what it would be like to ride in sections. It is now in the process of becoming recognisable as a M49 and with any luck will be having a competition debut at Conondale at the Twinshock and Classic Masters Trial in November.
In theory it should go great - after all Sammy Miller won umpteen events on that model and they were hugely popular at the time so I have no realistic reason for not competing on it.
By the way, an M49 Sherpa features in “On Any Sunday” with a guy doing a long wheelie along a road with one knee on the seat while a little kid looks on shaking his head.
If anyone else has a Twinshock trials bike from 1965 onwards that they have been thinking about riding, bring it along and have a go. At least you won’t be alone.
You certainly are an amazing wordsmith.
I read the whole thing twice before I was sure that it was actually a Yamaha mounted rider who won the series and not a Honda rider. Somehow your report successfully heralded a 4 stroke victory despite the winner riding a very original 1976 TY250.
Congratulations to John Isherwood for putting together three good rides on his TY250C. One can only imagine how well he would have done had he ridden all the rounds.
It hasn't escaped my attention that second place went to a rider also mounted on a bike originating in the halcyon 1970s. Well done Dan Gollagher. I'm impressed. Just think how much easier it would all have been if you had a 2 stroke motor in that lovely TL.
From third place on comes a string of "modern" twinshock bikes like Honda TLRs and the SWM of Rob Wager.
Here comes the rant
Being old enough to have ridden the lovely 1970s bikes when they were the latest thing and then missing out on the era of Fantics, Italjets, SWMs and TLRs, I have quite a soft spot for the earlier twinshocks and see nothing but a distinct lack of style when I look at the 1980s trials bikes. But rather than just drone on forever about it, I've decided to do something positive.
I've been resurrecting a very used 1968 M49 Bultaco Sherpa T for about 8 months now. First I made it rideable so I had some idea what it would be like to ride in sections. It is now in the process of becoming recognisable as a M49 and with any luck will be having a competition debut at Conondale at the Twinshock and Classic Masters Trial in November.
In theory it should go great - after all Sammy Miller won umpteen events on that model and they were hugely popular at the time so I have no realistic reason for not competing on it.
By the way, an M49 Sherpa features in “On Any Sunday” with a guy doing a long wheelie along a road with one knee on the seat while a little kid looks on shaking his head.
If anyone else has a Twinshock trials bike from 1965 onwards that they have been thinking about riding, bring it along and have a go. At least you won’t be alone.
...... 
You're going to buy an SWM or a Fantic 
I think that at our level a rider of a "modern bike" doesn't really have a great advatage. I mean, who regularly whips us all, riding a bloody classic? It might be different if we rode a B-grade line.
